User blog comment:Llamao/Embrace of the Viper/@comment-1298206-20110710175851

''A ship with the word "Nightcry" painted in black letters on its side appears from the north, sailing swiftly and silently along the calm ocean towards a ship with a green sail. Nobeast aboard the "Greenshroud" suspects a thing as the creatures aboard the "Nightcry" strike. Chaos ensues as rats leap onto the "Greenshroud" and slay the creatures on guard. Having heard the cries of their slain comrades, the rest of the crew and their captain rush to the deck, only to be met by a barbaric group of rats. Crewbeasts of the "Greenshroud" are slaughtered by the rats in the midst of the confusion. Barboga faces the largest rat with his long sabre drawn. The rat sneers nastily down at the stoat and raises his mace as he prepares to bring it down on the captain of the "Greenshroud." Barboga, however, is quicker. He thrusts forward, stabbing the large rat in the shoulder. The rat hisses and bring his mace down, but Barboga leaps to the side, causing the mace to smash a section of the railing. A searat calls out to Barboga'' "C'mon, Cap'n, ye gotta get t' the longboat!" ''Barboga looks at the dead crewmembers on the ground and climbs quickly over the railing and lands in a longboat, where there are several surviving members from his crew, with at least one other longboat filled with other members of the crew. They row away from the "Greenshroud" to escape the slaughter caused by the savage rats. Barboga casts a look back over his shoulder as the longboats row away from the ship. He thinks to himself as he glares at the rats on the deck. "I swear by my title as a Corsair Lord that I, Barboga Waveblade, shall reclaim my ship!"''

''Ferus Haraldr stands in the midst of the carnage from the slaughter of the "Greenshroud's" crew. He smiles to himself as he looks at the ship. He dishes out orders to the rats'' "Throw those bodies o'erboard an' bring Tryggr tae me."

Tryggr walks over to Ferus "Yes, M'Laird?"

Ferus turns his black eyes to his second-in-command "Now that those cowards 'ave abandoned their ship behind an' left it for me tae take fer mah own. Now that I 'ave this ship, Ah want ye tae take control o' the "Nightcry." Can Ah trust ye tae do that, Tryggr?"

Tryggr nods respectfully "Thank ye, M'Laird. I shall not let ye regret yore choice t' make me Cap'n."

Ferus nods and shoulders his mace "Good. Now ye take half o' mah forces an' I'll take the other half o' the army on this ship."

''Tryggr and half of the rats return to the "Nightcry." Ferus smiles as he gazes at the shore. He thinks to himself. "Now that I have a larger army and two ships, I can kill that wildcat and anybeast who gets in my way!"''